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[Action 1: Coming across a droned Kay Faraday while on his paper route was startling to Crowe. It practically gave him chills. Immediately excusing himself from her, he made his way over to her house. There would be an easy way to tell if it was permanent, and that would be her belongings. One look through the living room window would confirm

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Action 3

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[ Ilsa slides into the booth with him, regarding his frozen dairy therapy. ]

Want to talk about it, or are you still trying for sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia?

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[He blinks at her.] A-Am I what...?

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[ She smiles softly. At least it startled him out of the fuge for a few seconds. ]

It's the medical term for ice-cream headaches. They can be very effective for a temporary distraction.

I heard your phone call earlier.

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A-Ah, I thought that might have been it...

Um. I thought I figure I'd have one in Kay's honor, you know? Ice cream always seemed to cheer her up.

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[ She smiles, sadly. ] That's a good thought. You're sure it's permanent?

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Yeah. All her things are gone. I-I had to be sure.

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[ Another confirmation of sorts, for her. ] Had she been here long?

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Y-Yeah, about as long as I have.

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And no one knows how long is "long enough". [ Ilsa sighs. ] There's still much we need to know, to get everyone out.

I'm hopeful enough that we can get those who can't go home to other refuges, but that's icing. [ She pats his hand. ] But that is another task for later.

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I-I was friends with Kay longer than all but one of my friends from back home. Three times as long, now. I-I'd say I've been here "long enough", then.

Some people have said that, yeah. A-As much as I'd like to go home, at this point, I'll take almost anywhere that isn't Mayfield.

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[ Ilsa files away the tidbit about his friends at home for later. ] Hon, I would have said anyone here long enough to deal with one day had been here too long.

Truth be told, I'd offer sanctuary for anyone that could deal with Atlanta. [ She thinks a bit, smiling. ] At least a couple of anyones, and more than that, I have to prevail on friends to help with crash space.

[ She turns her focus back on him. ] Tell me, Calleo Crowe - when we get out, what are your plans?

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[He thinks for a moment, absently fiddling with the straw in his milkshake.]

Just be with my family and friends for awhile. I miss them like crazy. Go back to school... Do normal things I never got a chance to. You know, I-I never really got to do those things for long before I got to Mayfield. We had only been settled for a few months. School, sports, prom... I-If I have to give Mayfield credit for anything, I guess it would be getting to do things like that.

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Practice for the real world, when you get home?

[ She's managed to order a glass of tea, and watches him over the rim as she sips. ]

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Ha, maybe... I-I really need to get back. I want to get back to a normal life. I want to be Calleo Crowe again.

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That's something to hold on to, hon. Not just getting home, but keeping your sense of self intact.

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That gets really difficult sometimes, knowing how easily mess with our minds. How we can be droned o-or... after everthing that's gone on here in my time, I really thought after Fourth of July that I-I was starting to go mad. And then the people you count on get droned, who are gone for good or come back without remembering you... You really start to feel like... I-I don't even know.